Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. THE Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute of Zimbabwe (CGAIZ) says Zimbabwe needs not only qualified directors and managers, but visionary ones that can lead the country’s transformation.
Speaking during the CGAIZ Summer School conference in Bulawayo recently, CGAIZ chief executive and secretary Lovemore Gomera said the country needed not only qualified directors, but visionary leaders who could drive the country’s transformation.
The two-day conference was held under the theme Upskilling Governance and Accountancy Professionals for Enhanced Organisational Resilience.
“The first thing I need to say is that the Zimbabwean environment does not need leaders who are only qualified, but rather visionaries,” Gomera said.
“Governance is the silent engine behind performance, impact and legitimacy and then, of course, boardrooms are not status symbols.
“They are service stations. So refresh it… your actions today shape the resilience of tomorrow and let’s build walls, let’s determine that which builds nations.”
He added that leaders should know their roles at their respective workplaces and understand the business of the company as it is essential for growth.
Gomera said quite a number of companies had closed down due to management failure.
Many companies in Zimbabwe, that used to be the pulse of the economy, have closed down as a result of mismanagement and other issues.
“So it is important for us, as governance professionals, to know that you are not just going to be a director, but you must be a director that lives the three pillars of good governance,” Gomera said.
“So, given the great potential of SoEs [State-owned enterprises], for instance, there is an expectation that the SoEs will help us to develop the country. But we have seen the SoEs drowning on the fiscus.”
He added: “What I need you to do or take into cognisance is that there is no one who is born a director.
“You have to come through as you are preparing for self-development and so on. You want to prepare yourself for a leadership position whether at work or in communities and so on.
“The principles of governance are the same. So we need to understand this issue.”
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